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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197">The <B>Principality of Sealand</B> is a <A title="Micronation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronation">micronation</A> located on <A title="HM Fort Roughs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Fort_Roughs">HM Fort Roughs</A>, a former <A title="World War II" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</A> <A class="mw-redirect" title="Maunsell Sea Forts" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Sea_Forts">Maunsell Sea Fort</A> in the <A title="North Sea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea">North Sea</A> 10 <A title="Metre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre">km</A> (six <A title="Mile" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile">miles</A>) off the coast of <A title="Suffolk" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk">Suffolk</A>, England.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197">Since 1967, the facility has been occupied by former radio broadcaster <A class="mw-redirect" title="Major (UK)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_(UK)">British Army Major</A> <A title="Paddy Roy Bates" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Roy_Bates">Paddy Roy Bates</A>; his associates and family claim that it is an <A title="Independence" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence">independent</A> <A title="Sovereignty" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty">sovereign</A> <A title="State" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State">state</A>.<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><A title="" href="#cite_note-1">[2]</A></SUP> External commentators generally classify Sealand as a micronation.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197">In 1942,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197"><I>HM Fort Roughs</I> was constructed by the United Kingdom</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197">primarily for defence against German mine-laying aircraft</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197">On 2 September 1967, the fort was occupied by Major Paddy Roy Bates, a British subject and <A title="Pirate radio" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio">pirate radio</A> broadcaster, who ejected a competing group of pirate broadcasters</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Sealand&oldid=245338197">In 1975, Bates introduced a constitution for Sealand, followed by a flag, a national anthem, a currency and passports.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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